A
standing stone is a
monolith, or possibly part of some larger group.
Stone circles are a common
prehistoric feature of
Britain. Standing stones are upright, and made of almost any kind of inidigenous
rock. There also
recumbent stones, as seen at
Stonehenge and the
Rollright Stones.
The Avenue at
Avebury is a double row of standing stones, and there are other examples in all corners of the
UK.
Other references:
In the
Forgotten Realms AD&D campaign setting, the Standing Stone is a monument set up in the year 1 to mark a treaty between
elves and
humans.
The Standing Stone is an album of sub-standard pseudo-
classical music by
Sir Paul McCartney.
Standing Stones is a
Magic: the Gathering card.